KiwiZac Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, adameliclem said: One could ask the same about having two full size Lancaster replicas built for a movie, then not making the movie. He seems to be a pretty whimsical fella. Ten. He had ten full-size Lancaster replicas built. And a Mosquito. And a Wellington... Edited September 29, 2021 by KiwiZac Bomber Command nut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pup7309 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 6 minutes ago, KiwiZac said: Ten. He had ten built. And a bomber Mosquito. And a Wellington. Really? Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Pup7309 said: Really? Wow. I'm not aware of any photos of more than one Lanc (or parts thereof) but the Wimpy is at stage right here (photo from the Dambusters Blog, screencapped from a doco: And the Mossie can be seen in this 2012 Kermit Weeks photo at left: Edited September 29, 2021 by KiwiZac MikeMaben, Bomber Command nut, Uncarina and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 As far as I know a full scale Lancaster was built for the Dambusters remake movie but the others were only full scale movie props used for the external scenes. So they were globally empty shells. LSP_K2 and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pup7309 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 4 hours ago, thierry laurent said: As far as I know a full scale Lancaster was built for the Dambusters remake movie but the others were only full scale movie props used for the external scenes. So they were globally empty shells. Were they connected with TVAL. Well some people spend their money on luxury yachts so good to see he spends some of his on 1:1 aircraft. I guess WNW was just another project put on the - probably permanent - back- burner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehugger Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 (edited) I see there is one pre-order listing for the Border Models Lancaster in 1:32 at my favourite store. I saw it one day, then the next day I didn't, then today the listing is back (or I missed it, but I looked really good for it). Makes me think the model as such, would be in sale shortly, as I think it doesn't make good sense to have pre-orders listed way a head of time. Though, maybe the listing was removed for a day because of something was wrong I am thinking, or maybe they sold out, or maybe I somehow missed it one day. Edited September 29, 2021 by Treehugger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Is the full size HP 400 still happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pup7309 Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 10 hours ago, The Phantom said: Is the full size HP 400 still happening? That would be great- I wonder what price that would go for, less than the Lanc I’d imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 11 hours ago, Pup7309 said: That would be great- I wonder what price that would go for, less than the Lanc I’d imagine Unless I'm mistaken The Phantom isn't talking about a kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pup7309 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 13 hours ago, KiwiZac said: Unless I'm mistaken The Phantom isn't talking about a kit. Haha oh yes, right! KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwana Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 On 9/28/2021 at 4:58 AM, Pup7309 said: I'm not sure how it works but PJ didn't go bankrupt. And why would he cut loose something that had so much R & D gone into it. And the investment outlay? I thought the scuttlebutt when WNW closed up was that there was some controversy over Sir PJ's whimsical ventures being investigated for possible money-laundering or tax fraud or some other financial... questions. Never heard any outcome from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Sorry if I missed but.. Why are they not making a remake of The Dambusters? The original is, great! But.. Pretty sure a remake from someone with passion for the story could be another great alternative.. As for the model.. I would love to.. But I am too slow a builder with too many other things I want to do.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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